Southern Illinois University settles lawsuit with Christian Legal Society, will recognize chapter
CLS student chapter free to enforce faith and conduct requirements for members and officers
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Attorneys with the Christian Legal Society and Alliance Defense Fund reached a settlement Wednesday with Southern Illinois University officials on behalf of the Christian Legal Society student chapter at SIU. Under the settlement, SIU officials affirmed that CLS’s long-standing membership and leadership policies are now acceptable to the university, which allows CLS to be officially recognized.

“Every student group has the right to ensure that its leaders and members support its mission; religious student groups should be treated no differently,” said Casey Mattox, litigation counsel for CLS’s Center for Law & Religious Freedom. “This settlement ensures CLS at SIU will enjoy all of the rights and benefits enjoyed by other law school organizations.”

SIU also agreed to establish a $10,000 scholarship fund, which CLS will administer, for deserving SIU law students. A copy of the settlement agreement can be viewed ...here.
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